Likely to be held up in the rain (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UMBRELLA Likely to be held up in the rain (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 18, 2025
10% SLOWED Held up (6) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
9% TRAMS Vehicles Sting held up (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
8% POUR Rain hard (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 11, 2026
8% HAIL Frozen rain (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 25, 2026
8% CLOUD Bringer of rain (5) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
7% WETTEST Receiving the most rain (7) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
7% DELIASMITH First person's held up in this deal arranged for chef (5,5) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
7% PONCHO Piece of rain gear (6) USA Today Mar 4, 2026
7% IRAN Land in terrible rain (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Mar 1, 2026

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